Please join us for our breakfast and Twilight meetings. They are a great
way to network, meet others interested in these important topics,
and share information. Click Here for the 2008 Fair Dates
| December 2007 - March 2008 |
Breakfast meetings on Second Tuesdays of
each month at Christo's in Sanford (please park behind
building). Informal meetings with a ten minute presentation
and plenty of social time!
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| January 8 |
| Breakfast meeting at Christo's 7:30 - 9 am.
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| January 15, 16, and 17 |
Maine Agriculture Trades Show opens at 9am at the Augusta
Civic Center. Check out the link below for times and
events!
Get Real Get Maine Trade Show |
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| February 5 |
Improving Farm Efficiency Seminar Elk's Lodge Waterville,
ME. Pre-registration is required.
Call: 207-873-2108
Email: Contact by Email
View the Brochure
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| February 12 |
| Breakfast meeting at Christo's. 7:30 - 9 am
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| February 13 - 14 |
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New Lessons in Biological Farming: With Gary Zimmer:
Minerals, microbes, fertilizer, rotations, green manures.
Link here:
Soil Quality Or call:
207-947-6622 ext 5 for more info.
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| February 27 |
Potluck dinner at the York County Extension Office (21
Bradeen Street, Springvale).
Presentation Topic: Soils - Frank Wertheim
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| March 12 |
| Breakfast meeting at Christo's. 7:30 - 9 am |
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| March 13 |
The Annual York County Farmer's Network Meeting in the
Heritage Room.
Commissioner Seth Bradstreet is the
guest speaker.
Presentation Topics:
- Maine Agriculture Update Erin Forbes, Maine Beekeepers Association
- Update on beehive collapse syndrome Tracy Quadro, Esquire
- Maine's Agriculture Mediation Program
View the Brochure
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| March 28 |
Is it time to grow some of your own grain?
View the -->Brochure
Governor's Restaurant & Conference Center
Exit 130 off I-95
Waterville, ME
9:30 am-3:00 pm $10.00 per person
(includes lunch) Deadline to register March 25
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| April |
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Meetings are still be planned. Check back often for
updates.
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| May 3 |
Commercial Vegetable & Berry Farming: Getting Started in
Maine workshop 9am - 4pm
Pre-Registration is required. $50 Fee.
Location: Highmoor Farm, Monmouth, ME
More Information
Workshop Information and in this
Brochure
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| May 8 |
YCFN Steering Committee Meeting 8:30 am
UMCE office Springvale, ME
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| May 9 |
SARE grant writing workshop
Vern Grubinger and Tom Morris will be conducting a Grant
Writing Seminar from 10 am to 3 pm in Manchester, NH. To
reserve a space, and get the exact location details, contact
Candice in their office.
More information about the Northeast SARE Program
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| June 12 |
A hands-on biodiesel processing workshop will be held on Thursday, June 12 from
9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University of Maine's Highmoor Farm in Monmouth. The
cost is $6 and advance registration is required. Call University of Maine
Cooperative Extension's Kennebec County office at 622-7546 (800-287-1481 in
Maine) or e-mail Caragh Fitzgerald at
cfitzgerald@umext.maine.edu
View the Brochure
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| June 19 |
Join us for "All Local Foods" barbeque and picnic at
Spiller Farm, Wells
Local foods at their finest!
Your price of admission is to bring along produce or farm products produced
in York County to share with local farmers and local food enthusiasts for
this enjoyable social gastronomical event. With the price of oil affecting
the transport of food from afar there is more interest than ever in supporting
local farms and enjoying fresh, healthy locally produced foods. This event is
co-sponsored by the York County Farmers' Network and the York County Chapter
of the Maine Farm Bureau. View the
Brochure
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| July 1 |
Potluck and twilight meeting at Ann and Howard Stevens in Acton. Focus on small fruits and small farm orchard establishment and management.
Dessert will be a 10-foot long strawberry short cake!
View the
Brochure
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| July 24 |
Potluck and twilight meeting at Bill and Eileen Harmon's
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Fern Cottage Gardens. We will tour the farm and view
their cut flower gardens, stroll thru the
greenhouse and visit their Flower Shop
Kennebunk, ME
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| July 29 |
Maine State Pomological Society (apple
growers) and the Maine Small Fruit & Veggie Growers have a
joint Summer Tour at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth from 9 AM to 3:30 PM.
Agenda
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| August 1 - 2 |
The KNEADING Conference will beheld in Skowhegan, Maine and invites professional and home
bakers, farmers, and millers, oven builders, and innovative
community members to participate in hands-on demonstrations
and lectures on progressive ideas in the art of wood-fired
bread baking and food production, local grain growing and
milling, and oven building.
More Information -
Kneading and
the
Conference flyer
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| August 19 |
Potluck and twilight meeting at
Wolfpine Farm in Alfred, Maine
Wolf Pine Farm is a small organic farm in southern Maine
offering Community Supported Agriculture.
View the
Brochure
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| August 21 - 24 |
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YCFN will have an informational display at the upcoming Acton Fair (August 21-24) in the Agriculture Building. Stop by and check it out!
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| September 13 - 14 |
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Three Rivers Land Trust Benefit to be held at McDougal Farm in Springvale on Sept. 13 & 14. YCFN will be selling food: a light dinner on the 13th (5-7 pm)and brunch fare (baked goods) on the 14th (11am-1pm).
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| September 23 |
Potluck and twilight meeting at
Blaisdell Family Farm in York, Maine
The Blaisdell's raise beef cattle and grow their own hay.
The twilight meeting will include a tour of the farm,
slaughter house, and explore the rich history of a farm that
has been in the family for almost 250 years.
View the Brochure
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| October 15 |
| YCFN Steering Committee will meet at 4:30 pm at the Extension office in Springvale. |
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| October 28 |
| David Holm of the University of Vermont Cooperative Extension will speak to interested farmers about how to apply for SARE Grants. This YCFN event will start with a potluck at 5:30 pm folllowed by David's presentation. Location: Anderson Learning Center, Springvale. |
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| November 12 |
| John Pioti is scheduled to speak about farmland protection at the Springvale Library. Further details forthcoming. |
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| December |
| TBA |